Risks Still Elevated At These Prices As Beijing UBOX Online Technology Corp. (HKG:2429) Shares Dive 27%

Beijing UBOX Online Technology Corp. (HKG:2429) shareholders won't be pleased to see that the share price has had a very rough month, dropping 27% and undoing the prior period's positive performance. The recent drop completes a disastrous twelve months for shareholders, who are sitting on a 87% loss during that time.

Although its price has dipped substantially, it's still not a stretch to say that Beijing UBOX Online Technology's price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.6x right now seems quite "middle-of-the-road" compared to the Consumer Retailing industry in Hong Kong, seeing as it matches the P/S ratio of the wider industry. However, investors might be overlooking a clear opportunity or potential setback if there is no rational basis for the P/S.

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How Has Beijing UBOX Online Technology Performed Recently?

The revenue growth achieved at Beijing UBOX Online Technology over the last year would be more than acceptable for most companies. Perhaps the market is expecting future revenue performance to only keep up with the broader industry, which has keeping the P/S in line with expectations. If you like the company, you'd be hoping this isn't the case so that you could potentially pick up some stock while it's not quite in favour.

What Are Revenue Growth Metrics Telling Us About The P/S?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should be matching the industry for P/S ratios like Beijing UBOX Online Technology's to be considered reasonable.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a decent 9.2% gain to the company's revenues. Revenue has also lifted 9.1% in aggregate from three years ago, partly thanks to the last 12 months of growth. Accordingly, shareholders would have probably been satisfied with the medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Comparing that to the industry, which is predicted to deliver 9.8% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is weaker, based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.

With this in mind, we find it intriguing that Beijing UBOX Online Technology's P/S is comparable to that of its industry peers. Apparently many investors in the company are less bearish than recent times would indicate and aren't willing to let go of their stock right now. Maintaining these prices will be difficult to achieve as a continuation of recent revenue trends is likely to weigh down the shares eventually.

The Bottom Line On Beijing UBOX Online Technology's P/S

With its share price dropping off a cliff, the P/S for Beijing UBOX Online Technology looks to be in line with the rest of the Consumer Retailing industry. Generally, our preference is to limit the use of the price-to-sales ratio to establishing what the market thinks about the overall health of a company.

We've established that Beijing UBOX Online Technology's average P/S is a bit surprising since its recent three-year growth is lower than the wider industry forecast. When we see weak revenue with slower than industry growth, we suspect the share price is at risk of declining, bringing the P/S back in line with expectations. Unless there is a significant improvement in the company's medium-term performance, it will be difficult to prevent the P/S ratio from declining to a more reasonable level.

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